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Dalian is a major port in northeastern China. It was declared as a Coastal Open City in 1984 with incentives for foreign investment, and is now the third largest port in China.Some major shipyards, oil refineries, diesel engineering plants, and factories for textile and chemical products situate here. The city is located on the southernmost tip of the Liaodong Peninsula, jutting out into the Bohai Sea in the northeast, between China and North Korea. It is 4 hours by train south of Shenyang. It has a population of about 1.5 million, with a total of 5 million in the larger metropolitan area.
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Top Attractions
Binhai Road Area - A Paradise of Beachscape
Xinghai Square Area - New Spirit of Dalian
Lushunkou Scenic Spot
Jinshitan Summer Resort
Football
Football plays a big role in the local culture. The city's mayor encouraged a top league football team with foreign aid and a lot of city cash to increase the city's image in the country and bring local fame. They have been caught out several times though and the heyday of the Super Team has passed. The city's football team has dominated the sport in China and Asia by winning 7 titles out of the past 9 years of Chinese professional football league. The city is also a powerhouse producing numerous track and field champions.
The Dalian's football club is Dalian Shide (大連實德), one of fifteen teams in the Chinese Super League. Prior to 2000, they were known as Dalian Wanda (大連萬達).
Universities
Dalian University of Technology (大連理工大學）
Dalian Maritime University (大連海事大學)
Dongbei University of Finance and Economics (東北財經大學)
Dalian Medical University (大連醫(yī)科大學)
Dalian Nationalities University (大連民族學院)
Dalian Fisheries University (大連水產學院)
Dalian Jiaotong University (大連交通大學)
Dalian Polytechnic University (大連工業(yè)大學)
Dalian University (大連大學)
Dalian University of Foreign Languages (大連外國語學院)
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